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and i think we have to start using others to impose some sort of stability of law and order. >> what about the use of jones? >> remember this program is covered with disinformation from obfuscation in the darkness. >> there have been write ups and this is another tragedy of the present situation. i asked the distinguished senior american i said who's behind the creation of these militant suicide bombers in the tribal areas of pakistan and without thinking they said pakistani. and i said why would they be wanting to block their own schools? i asked pakistan is the same question. without hesitation. if this is a situation on the ground you have allies that don't trust each other and the local people what they are doing their you need the clarity of the vision. what is the long term vision of the united states for the at does itanto communicate to them? at the light and the darkness right now there is a lot of darkness on the program. it's been a professor, where did the title come from? >> i am a professor on campus and the great russian novelist wrote a novel in which the character is
and i think we have to start using others to impose some sort of stability of law and order. >> what about the use of jones? >> remember this program is covered with disinformation from obfuscation in the darkness. >> there have been write ups and this is another tragedy of the present situation. i asked the distinguished senior american i said who's behind the creation of these militant suicide bombers in the tribal areas of pakistan and without thinking they said pakistani....
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attorney general, you are the top law-enforcement official. during this era to look forward to hearing how budget request make our communities safer, take firearms out of the hands of those who seek to do us harm and provide first responders and law enforcement officers resources to protect our communities, investigate crimes and prosecute offenders. at night to thank chairman wolf and ranking member =tranfour for this hearing and for you, attorney general holder, for this today. >> percentage of the authority of title ii the united states code and household oven, today's witness will be sworn. please rise and raise your right hand. youemnl ol swer or affirm the testimony you're about to give the visitors, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? at the record reflect the witness answered the affirmative. your false statement will appear in the record as you see appropriate. >> at afternoon, chairman rogers, chairman wolf, ranking them for fattah. i appreciate the opportunity of the 2014 budget for the department of justice and the recent ac
attorney general, you are the top law-enforcement official. during this era to look forward to hearing how budget request make our communities safer, take firearms out of the hands of those who seek to do us harm and provide first responders and law enforcement officers resources to protect our communities, investigate crimes and prosecute offenders. at night to thank chairman wolf and ranking member =tranfour for this hearing and for you, attorney general holder, for this today. >>...
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we got these laws passed in 2010 and i will tell you why these laws are so important for us. one reason was after years of militancy women were being pushed back in the last decade and a half conlan this was the first come back, the first assertion from the side of women to regain public space or space in the family, that was celebrated throughout the country. the other reason, a long gap of legislation in pakistan, i don't count small laws that modify a little something but the last aggressive legislation package we had was in the mid 50s so it has been a very long time and open up space for women. this law was very important because it opened doors for many other legislations and just because that chemistry, that magical chemistry, it opened doors and we were able to get legislation passed in the last two years so that was a big wake-up for us and looking back, as to how it all started, that was the other part of the story which the book is about. that is my own story. it is an autobiographical case study. i was young and doing my graduate studies in the united states, and
we got these laws passed in 2010 and i will tell you why these laws are so important for us. one reason was after years of militancy women were being pushed back in the last decade and a half conlan this was the first come back, the first assertion from the side of women to regain public space or space in the family, that was celebrated throughout the country. the other reason, a long gap of legislation in pakistan, i don't count small laws that modify a little something but the last aggressive...
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it's written in to law to continue. given that list of threats, and given the increase in risk that is occasioned, it would be fair to say that the sequester i.t. is the most security risk this country faces right now? well, it's certainly as i indicated in my testimony, it is consuming us, the intelligence community leadership for what it what we see happying to the capability and importantly the expectations of people seem to have. for our having this global insight. that's going to be very hard. if we sustain sequestration through 2021, which the law calls for, in fact if we go through another year of sequestration, as i said in my testimony to the committee and the stay before the house imedges committee. we are going have to rethink ence ecau like to add this.be the same. i want to e reemphasize the senior leader in the ic. in just to reemphasize what director clapper talked about. with do not want to damage that vital component of our capability. the sequestration, as you know provides us almost no flexible. not j
it's written in to law to continue. given that list of threats, and given the increase in risk that is occasioned, it would be fair to say that the sequester i.t. is the most security risk this country faces right now? well, it's certainly as i indicated in my testimony, it is consuming us, the intelligence community leadership for what it what we see happying to the capability and importantly the expectations of people seem to have. for our having this global insight. that's going to be very...
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so that is law. in terms of other countries, the research, there are pretty good documentation is about this, which country is somewhat. pretty good, like malaysia has the legislation. in south asia, pakistan has the strongest. they also have amendments. bangladesh has amendments. afghanistan also as amendments. the scandinavian countries also have very strong legislation, and that is working well to. i also make a comment about the steady of all these centuries. usually people divide up into the schools of thought. the remedies that the legislative remedies. one is more focused on the right , like the united nations -- the usa, and the other one is more focused on the behavior. so our legislation falls into the wave year. we don't go after the company's and ask for big amounts through compensation. so there are different kinds of laws. here the big compensations, i have not done a full analysis other has worked. for now companies -- sometimes is companies do a lot of talk of things to be clear that.
so that is law. in terms of other countries, the research, there are pretty good documentation is about this, which country is somewhat. pretty good, like malaysia has the legislation. in south asia, pakistan has the strongest. they also have amendments. bangladesh has amendments. afghanistan also as amendments. the scandinavian countries also have very strong legislation, and that is working well to. i also make a comment about the steady of all these centuries. usually people divide up into...
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the law is being followed. we are just following the law. we have a procedure that has to do an eis. the eis was improperly contacted up. the eis was done. and we have a public reporting period. that public reporting period is going on right now. then after the public reporting period there's an option. it's all under the law. to perhaps get more information is there some reason the public comment required it, there's a determination of public interest and then ultimately it will come to me. but it's not right, it's not there and i am staying as far away from as i can them so that when the appropriate time comes to me, i'm not getting the information from anyplace i shouldn't be and getting engaged in a debate at a time that i shouldn't be. but we are following the legal procedure that is required. i assure you. secondly, regarding lng and so forth, look, i spent a lot of time on energy and climate and so forth when i was in the senate, and i would love to see the western hemisphere be energy independent. it's not a dream. it is conceivable
the law is being followed. we are just following the law. we have a procedure that has to do an eis. the eis was improperly contacted up. the eis was done. and we have a public reporting period. that public reporting period is going on right now. then after the public reporting period there's an option. it's all under the law. to perhaps get more information is there some reason the public comment required it, there's a determination of public interest and then ultimately it will come to me....
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we have a responsibility to deal with that law, and we are. >> the people who made the law, we have the ability to choose to replace it. it's not that i don't want to put us on a sound financial footing, but i don't want to score the military in the process, so between now and this year, we have to talk about that in detail, how we end the war in afghanistan, and general dempsey, what would winning look like in afghanistan? do you agree with the definition of winning? >> yeah, i do, senator. by the way, thank you personally for your help on the detention issue. >> you found a good resolution to the hard problems. what would losing look like,n your opinion, in afghanistan? >> i think the recurrence and inability to control urban areas, and i think as well, and there's a long term relationship with them. >> is mori real affected by this uncertainty created in the budget process? >> absolutely. >> we are hurting morale but not having a better budget solution. i take that to heart. secretary hagel, what do you want to see the budget do this year? if you have a two or three item wish lis
we have a responsibility to deal with that law, and we are. >> the people who made the law, we have the ability to choose to replace it. it's not that i don't want to put us on a sound financial footing, but i don't want to score the military in the process, so between now and this year, we have to talk about that in detail, how we end the war in afghanistan, and general dempsey, what would winning look like in afghanistan? do you agree with the definition of winning? >> yeah, i do,...
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lawful under war no problem. or should we call their murder, extra judicial kills as many human right have asserted. don't have a bases anymore. i worry about the precedence we're setting for other less scrupulous states such as russia, china, and et cetera. all of this i can talk about in more detail during the question period. i think what it comes down to, senators, is that right now we have executive branch making a claim it has the right to kill anyone, anywhere on earth, at any time, for secret reasons based on secret evidence in a secret process undertaken by unidentified officials. that frightens me. i don't doubt their good faith but that's not the rule of law also we know it in my statement submitted for the record i do suggest a number of reforms that might improve our ability to ensure oversight and accountability. i don't have time to discuss them out in but i hope we will address those issues later, and i'll leave you with this final thought for now. which is that i believe that it is absolutely pos
lawful under war no problem. or should we call their murder, extra judicial kills as many human right have asserted. don't have a bases anymore. i worry about the precedence we're setting for other less scrupulous states such as russia, china, and et cetera. all of this i can talk about in more detail during the question period. i think what it comes down to, senators, is that right now we have executive branch making a claim it has the right to kill anyone, anywhere on earth, at any time, for...
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when it comes to the law of war, is a fundamentally different than criminal law? >> yes, it is. >> okay, the purpose is to win the war, to nature as the enemy, to gather intelligence. it is to solve a crime, bring people to justice, give them a chance to be acquitted or convicted in a fundamentally different. you agree with? >> absolutely. >> yes. >> the gold is the difference after inviting a more endocrine. there is no air force to shoot down. there is no need be to think and transforming it out. we need to look at the trend for a new. we need to broaden the ability because a changing day by day. i would end with this thought. please don't mistake my deal for her defending the country that i know have values. don't torture the detainees. when you capture someone, we don't cut off their heads. we give them a lawyer. that makes us better, not weaker. count me for fighting the values. the reason i don't want to torture anyone is because that not a word about and it hurts us more than helps us. having said that, i understand the difference between fighting a war and
when it comes to the law of war, is a fundamentally different than criminal law? >> yes, it is. >> okay, the purpose is to win the war, to nature as the enemy, to gather intelligence. it is to solve a crime, bring people to justice, give them a chance to be acquitted or convicted in a fundamentally different. you agree with? >> absolutely. >> yes. >> the gold is the difference after inviting a more endocrine. there is no air force to shoot down. there is no need be...
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of course, that doesn't help an ngo if it runs afoul of laws on foreign money. i think the main thing would be what does the organization itself want? the democracy and human rights activist in egypt was company on this a year or two back and said, ask of the organization. it's probably the best judge of its own risks and what it needs. so that's all i can suggest on that. >> i'm with the investigative project on terrorism to our organization tracks domestic islamists that are filled with the rugged such as the council -- islamic society of north america and we've been able to see if there's been a close correlation between these groups and lobbying the obama administration. it come out and support the brotherhood in egypt and elsewhere in the middle east. do you think that they are having an impact on how the administration deals with indigenous christians in the muslim world? >> quick canvass. we would have no idea on, you know, what are the dynamics, just observe the phenomenon, the current administration, with the bush administration as far as are doing with
of course, that doesn't help an ngo if it runs afoul of laws on foreign money. i think the main thing would be what does the organization itself want? the democracy and human rights activist in egypt was company on this a year or two back and said, ask of the organization. it's probably the best judge of its own risks and what it needs. so that's all i can suggest on that. >> i'm with the investigative project on terrorism to our organization tracks domestic islamists that are filled with...
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to proceed under several of law. i appreciate everything that's been said, but there's no reason to believe what john mchugh made this interesting and, he within the department of justice -- >> would the gentleman yield? >> i will. >> i w t line of questioning. called me to directly,be i but when the inference is made and we were going to have the today, it is important that if there is coordination between dod and the justice department and how this case is going to move forward and be handled better would be fairer to ask of the attorney general in a capacity that going on. his answer those questions, but the people in the back of the room deserved to at least get to the bottom of it. if you are not the answers coming don't have the answers. if it's more appropriate in the unity, we'll go there next. the secretary of the army made the comment. there's a kind of backup your data to all at denny's to be removed from his body that can because some of the benefits he has, it's not turned to be a combat related injury.
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that is contrary to law. i would ask of you personally reviewed this regulation and the legal basis and make an independent estimate do you believe this is the right policy to take as it relates to pediatric dental. >> some manner, i will commit to do that. i know concerns have been raised about what is a proposed regulation. the comment. it's very much up in, so this is not a settled formula going forward, but i hear your concerns and i will commit to taking a personal lack of exactly what the impact would be on the families want to serve. >> thank you. i appreciate that. >> thank you, mr. chairman. adam secretary, thank you for being here. i have worked with several colleagues on a white paper issued yesterday and outlines concerns about the electronic health record program created by the stimulus bill and one of the chief concerns is the program wasn't thoughtfully planned in cms are insufficiently focused on the issue of nr operability. i'm also concerned the office as if the loss be focused on the blue c
that is contrary to law. i would ask of you personally reviewed this regulation and the legal basis and make an independent estimate do you believe this is the right policy to take as it relates to pediatric dental. >> some manner, i will commit to do that. i know concerns have been raised about what is a proposed regulation. the comment. it's very much up in, so this is not a settled formula going forward, but i hear your concerns and i will commit to taking a personal lack of exactly...
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and let's be clear that law enforcement officials take an oath of office to uphold federal law, and they're going to continue to pursue drug traffickers and drug dealers and transnational criminal organizations, all of which weaken our communities, and they pose very serious threats to our nation. and too often discussions about marijuana, though, dwell on this issue of legalization and whether making the drug more widely and easily available -- which it would be when it becomes legal in those areas as it is now -- would make the problem go away with it was all legal. including enforcement of existing laws is a matter for the department of justice. the department of justice enforcement of the controlled substances act, the federal law remained up changed. we shouldn't lose site of the -- lose sight of the fundamental fact though. the most responsible public policy is one that restricts its availability and discourages its use. and i recognize that the marriage debate has taken up quite a bit of media space, but i want to turn to something that affects most americans, and the subject that th
and let's be clear that law enforcement officials take an oath of office to uphold federal law, and they're going to continue to pursue drug traffickers and drug dealers and transnational criminal organizations, all of which weaken our communities, and they pose very serious threats to our nation. and too often discussions about marijuana, though, dwell on this issue of legalization and whether making the drug more widely and easily available -- which it would be when it becomes legal in those...
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he is proficient in economics and law, holds a doctorate of law, and he's written a number of books, most recently "the future of modernization: what we can learn from the crisis." mr. minister, we are delighted you could be with us. we look forward to your remarks, and then we will pepper you with questions. >> thank you very much. sorry for being late. i think today we are all, our hearts and our minds with the people in boston. and i hope this nightmare will be over soon. i am to make some remarks on financial markets, and things are going well in europe as you all know. [laugh i will be brief to have time for discussion. therefore, i just wanted to say we all remember the crisis, by the way, started in the united states, the so-called lehman problem in 2008. and in 2008 we all agreed it will never happen again. we have to draw lessons, we have to learn our lessons from the washington summit to london and pittsburgh and toronto and up to g20 meeting today this washington. in washington. we have made a lot of progress in -- since then. we agreed, all, that the reasons were three re
he is proficient in economics and law, holds a doctorate of law, and he's written a number of books, most recently "the future of modernization: what we can learn from the crisis." mr. minister, we are delighted you could be with us. we look forward to your remarks, and then we will pepper you with questions. >> thank you very much. sorry for being late. i think today we are all, our hearts and our minds with the people in boston. and i hope this nightmare will be over soon. i...
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this includes the lives of lawful gun owners, the lived of law enforcement and the lives of ctheic violence. state or local governments that release private gun owner information will be penalized 5% of their federal program funding. this includes the release of private information on individuals 0 who have licenses to purchase or who possess or who carry firearms. the funding that's withheld will then be redistributed to the states that are in compliance. this amendment will ensure that gun owners across the nation do not have their private gun owner information publicly released. thank you, mr. president. and i urge all my colleagues to support the amendment. mr. leahy: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: this is a case of washington being big brother and telling each one of the states whether it's wyoming, vermont, or connecticut here's what you have to do. we have no idea how it's going to affect them, we do know it's going to cut off a lot of money to law enforcement because it's telling states even though states, legislators have gone out for the
this includes the lives of lawful gun owners, the lived of law enforcement and the lives of ctheic violence. state or local governments that release private gun owner information will be penalized 5% of their federal program funding. this includes the release of private information on individuals 0 who have licenses to purchase or who possess or who carry firearms. the funding that's withheld will then be redistributed to the states that are in compliance. this amendment will ensure that gun...
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the postal service is, a law-abiding arm of the federal government. congress passed the law. we reviewed it. we complied with it and informed customers which we did last week. our customers require certainty especially as something as fundamental as our delivery schedule. and so, we announced that we would delay implementation of our new schedule until we gained legislation giving us the ability to move forward, mr. chairman, we need the flexibility under the law to implement our new delivery schedule. we need the ability to develop, and price products quickly. the ability to control our health care and retirement costs. the ability to switch to a defined contribution retirement system for newly hired employees. the ability to quickly realign our mail processing and delivery and retail networks. we need a more streamlined governance model. we kneeled more flexibility in the way we leverage our workers to. contrary to arguments we hear from some parties it is not enough to merely res prefundingf retire health we can implement the five-year business plan. close, i'm sorry the $
the postal service is, a law-abiding arm of the federal government. congress passed the law. we reviewed it. we complied with it and informed customers which we did last week. our customers require certainty especially as something as fundamental as our delivery schedule. and so, we announced that we would delay implementation of our new schedule until we gained legislation giving us the ability to move forward, mr. chairman, we need the flexibility under the law to implement our new delivery...
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now with medical marijuana laws. so we brought together these three great authors who have really delved deeply into the culture and science and economics of marijuana. and we're going to talk about how this sea change might play out as we move towards, presumably move towards legalization and how they think it should play out. so, first, i do need to read some announcements. please silence all cell phones. there's a signing area for their books following the session. book signing for this panel is located at signing area one. personal recordings of this session is is allowed, and -- is not allowed, and mark wanted me to announce at 4:20 there'll be a special gift you should your seats -- under your seats. [laughter] >> just inhale deeply at 4:20. i'll give you a sign. >> okay. in the middle we have beau kilmer, co-director of the rand drug policy research center who has written extensively on marijuana policy. most recently, he co-authored marijuana legalization, what everyone needs to know, which was published by o
now with medical marijuana laws. so we brought together these three great authors who have really delved deeply into the culture and science and economics of marijuana. and we're going to talk about how this sea change might play out as we move towards, presumably move towards legalization and how they think it should play out. so, first, i do need to read some announcements. please silence all cell phones. there's a signing area for their books following the session. book signing for this...